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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-13
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
The Revenue Bill.

AUSTIN, March 1S.-The Page bill
to provide for the governors appoint
mcnt of inspectors TO see to the ell
forcement of the occupation tax law
is aimed at the liquor dealers. About
the only Improvement offered by this
bill is in the amendment furnishing by
fine collectors who neglect their duty,
and that making the federal license
prima facic evidence that the party
using it is a liquor dealer. For the
rest the enforcement of the law is left
about in the s me hands rs under the
present law. In cities where the
saloon influence is strong enough to
elect officers who refuse TO collect the
taxes will usually be able TO take care
of the juries sufficiently toprotect the
delinquent collector. The bill ms
passed may do good in one way: IL
may direct public attention to the inn
portancc of providing an efficient
system for the enforcement of the
revenue laws. Mr.. Page in his speech
Yesterday undertook TO give an idea
of the extent of the loss sustained by
the State under the present law. lie
stated the amounts collected from
liquor dealers il Bexar, Galveston,
Harris. Tnrrant and Dallas counties.
Taking the amount collected in Dallas
county, which paid within $4,000 of
double the amount paid by the Others,
as the basis for an estimate of what
should be collected from them, he
showed the following losses
la the counties named: Bexar
$84,45O, Harris $96,l50, Gal
weston $l06,050. Tarrant $4,000;
total $379,650. This certainly shows a
state of affairs that needs remedy,
and possibly when the taxes have TO
be increased TO pay tho expenses of
The government. the granger members
may get their eyes opened TO the i'm
portance ola radical change in tho
revenue system. An effort will be
made TO adopt the Page bill, or one
similar. rs a substitute for the house
bill when the matter comes up in the
senate.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18

ST. PETERSBURG, March 1S.-Thc
Gar is now reported to be greatly
averse to war. lie rcrards the recent
plot TO assassmatc him as purely II
nihilisiic one.
A plot to assassiuatc the Gar which
was to have been carried out last sun
day, was arranged by members of the
Terrorist section of the Nihilists, and
no connection with it has been traced
to the faction which is conducting the
constitutionalist agitation, although
this faction has assumed the character
ola secret society, with widespread
ramiticaiions. Several hundred per-
sons affiliated with the constitutional
list agitation have. however, been ar
rested.
1t is semi. officially given out that
forty-scven arrests have been made for
completely in conspiracy against the
Gar. Nearly all Of those taken into
custoday are students. One of the
number is n woman, but her idcniity
has not been disclosed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
MIX Tests.

The only system yet suggested which
bids fair to be of practicable applica-
ton in creameries, for the frequent or
even daily testing Of milk brought in
by many producers, and for the daily
testing of the milk of each COW Of
herd. If this be desired, is that by the
means of an oil-test churn. This APP
paratus consist OF many glass tubes Of
the same size, into each OF which an
equal quantity of milk is placed. fill
ing the tubes half to twO-thrds full.
The tubes are set upright for the
cream to rise; then they stand at R
temperature Of sixtv-iive degrees or
over, until incpicnt souring comes on.
when the cream is supposed TO be
ripe" or fit for ch lrnng. Then all
the tubes, or. as we may now call them,
little churns. are laid upon their sides
or fastened in frames, and violently
shaken in machine made for the pur-
pose, until il is evident that all the
cream has been turned into butter
This done, the frames are removed,
and. being placed in water heated to
about l40 degrees, the butter melis to
lmpid oil. which, upon cooling-thc
tubes standing perfectly upright-may
be easily measured. and will show with
considerable accuracy the relative
amount of butter in the different sam
pies. 1t is clear that by this process
the milk of one day can be reported
upon one or two days thereafter, and
as only very small quantity of milk
is required. 10 less can be reckoned
from this cause. Only double or
triple set OF tubes is needed 10 test the
milk of every producer every day,
With skill, attained by practice, even
with the rather crude apparatus which
has been used, quite satisfactory results
has been secured. The oil-test churn,
now in its infancy, promises to be an
exceedingly valuable aid 10 breeders
and cow-kcepers. as well MS to those
who buy milk and cream. in enabling
them to determine the amout Of fat,
the most valuable constituent Of milk,
in different samples.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Trr GreenvilIc Banner says:

The opinion is gaining ground that when
Gov Roberts said that that part OF Texas
yves, of the Tooth meridian Of longitude was
not farming region, except with irrigation,
he knew what he was talking about. The
Tooth meridian runs near Abilene. In Taylor
county.
The Banner is little "off' in its
aim. The drouth counties are every
one east of the 100th meridian, which
is through TAYLOR county. Taylor
county was on the western edge OF
the drou,hstrickcn counties, aud no
county west of it asked or received
aid from the State. So the Roberts
theory is not sustained in the drouth.
No section Of the universe is cxcmp,
from occasional drouths or of diea3-
trous ovcrflows or excessive rains.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
RURAL TOPICS.
Fruits for the Plains.

Prof. Charles +. Bessey, OF Nebraska,
discussing in the american Agricuitur-
isl for March the great changes that
have taken place in the horticulture Of
the Plains. says;
have just passed through an expe-
renee which has materially changed
my views as to the growing Of fruit
upon the great plains. The winters
for several years have been very severe
in the West, testing old varieties to the
uttermost. and many tree which has
been regarded by its owner as perfect
ly hardy. has succumbed TO the extreme
cold. In Iowa. the last few winters
have destroyed thousands of trees, and
in some instances whole orchards have
been swept away. Upon the plains, to
the westward of the Missouri River,
the conditions were originally such.
that few people had faith that fruits
could ever be grown there with any
nope OF success. To one that has been
over these long rolling stretches OF tree
less land and the probability that they
would grow productive orchares SEEM
ed remote indeed. Excepting on
comparatively small strip along the
Missouri River there were no native
apples, plums, blackbcrries, raspber-
rics currents, or grapes. Nature plant
ed strawberries in abundance every
where on the plains, and in the region
north of the Platte River promising
looking dwarf cherry.
But the recent meet ng of the Ne
braska State Horticultural Society has
demonstrated that fruits, and fine fruits
too, can I've grown upon the former all
but frutlcss plains. The meetings
were held in the rooms of the Depart
ment of Botany and Horticulture of the
State University in the CITY of Lincoln.
The botanical laboratory was turned
into IN exhibition room. and here, upon
tables which stretched from end TO end
of the large room. were arranged about
two hundred and fifty plates of rs fine
apples MS | have ever seen. Think OF
ii, my hort cultural friends in the East;
here in this city upon the plains, TWEEN
ty-two degrees west of New York. nine
degrees west of Chicago oven.a show of
apple was made, rivaling any similar
exhibition which you can make!
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Brokers Agent Charged With Embez-
element.

TYLER, March ls.-To.day the grand
jury returned into court an indict-
ment charging that j. Leopold. agent
at this place for S. :. Floyd d. Co"
brokers, of Houston, did. on March Z,
cmbczzlc $500 delivered TO him by
FLOYD & Co., TO be delivered by him
to j. =. Patterson. of this city. Mr..
Patterson has been dealing extensively
in futures and Leopold says his arrest
grew out of misunderstanding of n
future dea on the part Of Patterson
Leopold was arrested shortly after
the in Indictment was returned into court
and in n short while gave bond i'll the
sum of $500, with j. &. Bond and w.
II. Cousins rs sureties, and was relcas-
ed from custody. The affair has Gre
atcd quite n sensation here, as the ac-
cus'd was popular as business man
and citizen. Able counsel have been
employed both TO prosecute and de-
fend.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

Tho Bastrop Turn Nercin will give
two days Manifest.
Horse aud cattle thieves now ope-
rate in daylight in Fort Worth.
Rev. Mr. Baines, of FL Paso, is con-
ducting revival in Pecos City.
Three companies of United States
infantry are now stationed at Eagle
Pass.
Bee men in Uvalde are preparing
for another crop and opening new ap.
iaries.
The Mcxia National bank has dcclar-
cd u sen,i-mnuI, dividend of i2a per
cent
The mild winter and open spring
have been fine on cattle and stockmen
are all in high spirits.
Stockmen are buying thoroughbred
bulls aud grade bulls and improving
The blood of their herds.
At TIC recent election in Brewster
county Murphyvillc was declared the
county site.
One hundred and seventy plants.
trees AMI shrubs are being planted III
the tourt house grounds ut san An
gelo.
Mr. Hart was struck by l falling
piece Of iron at Piney bridge, near
Bastrop. ard his scalp severely cut and
torn.
TIC skating rink at Brownsville
cosed last Saturday, after having
cleared $3.50 for its'owners during the
seasOn. - fiHf. d.
The Navarro county mortgage rec
ords show that 72l mortgages on per
sonal property have been executed
since January |.
Emma Maynard, claiming to be a
detective and nespaper correspondent,
was arrested in San Antonio on n
charge of "agrAncy. -
Highwaymcn attempted TO hold UP
two Young men near Houslcy. Tn
selected victims pulled their guns and
the fooipads decamped.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Early Pasture.

Early pasture. so serviceablc on every
farm is to be secured by sowing grass
es which start early, not by turning the
stock on the grass as soon as it is big
enough to be grazed. The grass must
make Il cons dcrablc growth before IL Is
fit for food. and the more favorable the
weather, tho greater the growth requir-
ed. Young grass has too large pro-
portion of water. and when eaten by
animals. physics them while allording
little nutriment. 1t is not uncommon
to see animals turned on pasture carly.
lose flesh. The pastures also are in
jured. The ground is wet and soft
and all the grasses, except possibly
bluegrass. are impaired by the tramp
ling they suffer. Grazed upon before
they have made a good root-growth
and gathered considerable vigor, grass
es are slow to start up again, and their
growth is feeble. Pasturing early,
therefore. is cxtravagant. II thei ami
mails are kept on dry feed two weeks
longer, they will continue to gain flesh
instead Of losing it. A patch of rye
should be sown in the falltfor early
spring pasture. .fr..-s. e., fs'F' - ~ dnvo -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
That Big Railroad Deal.

NEw YORK. March IL. IL was ri
morcd last night that the Cincinnati.
Hamilton g. Dayton party paid $780,
600 last Monday night as the first in
stallment of the purchase money for
the Baltimore a. Ohio, which they arc
said to have acquired. No iniorma-
ton confirming it could be obtained.
howevcr,..although Major Barnes, of
the Ives party. characterized 1t ms
premature. Mr.. Scully, a. heretofore.
refused to express any opinion what
ever. One of the parties prominent
in the negotiations for the Stayno'
crowd said, however, they had mad
Arrangements to take shares in Oh,
syndicate. and the railroad representa-.
tiycs had put in their first allotment
Of the capital.
SAN FRANCISCO. March i9.-Mr
Mackay denies that any negotiation
have been had looking TO his acquiring
an interest in ihc Dalimora & Olis
Railroad .og dc telesiaf. = sem
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Bees or No Bees.
gun.

shall keep BeesP" is question
that every young farmer. or Other per
son outside of cities, may proprrWask
himself There are vast quantities oil
hector gong TO waste in both wild and
cultured plants. Shall he attempt TO
save share of itP The answer to this
should largely depend upon whether
he likes honey. If fond of honey, he
will probably give TO his bees the atten-
ton they require. II indifferent to tins
form of sweetness. his bookkeeping j.
not likely TO be successful, unless the
hope of profit by the sale OF honey
may stimulate to giving the needtnl
care. The labor required is not great.
but it must be given at the proper
time. II one is in doubt rs TO whether
he shall keep bees, he should procure
one of the several standard works on
the subject, and study it. If he has The
tastes Of naturalist. he witspc that
n new and most interesting field IL pre-
sented and that honey and wax are
not the only returns that the bees
make to those who observe them prop
erly. All experienced apiarlsts advise
beginning on Il small scale. The care
of single colony and its increase, the
first year, will give all the instruction
needed to qualify one to conduct lar
ger apiary. There are probably few, If
any. local ties in this country that are
overstocked with bees, and the cultiva-
ton of honey plants has become neces-
sary for the sake of their nectar alone
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
spring Farm Cleaning.

While the wife cleans the house let
the husband clean the farm. II vege-
table matter is left about the yard. its
rapid decay during the damp, warm
weather of spring and summer. will
poison the mir and affect the health Of
the family. II left about the barn, lots
and fields, 1t will have like influence
on the farm animals. Hogs arc doubly
able to be injured, for they not only
breathe the fouled air, but nest in such
litter. Farm cleaning will save loss
from disease. The Ii tier has great value
MS n fertilizer when properly applied.
The intelligent use of this manure en-
sures better crops. and the farm is cap
able of a moro thorough cultivation.
And then how much appearances are
improved. Make bonfire of pieces OF
wood. brush. stumps. etc. not fit for
fuel, and give the charcoal to the swine
and the ashes TO the fruit trees. Re
member this work is not complete until
those stumps and stones are removed
which can be taken out with reason
able amount of labor; until the trees
about the house and in the orchard are
pruned; until the old growth is taken
from raspberries. gooseberries, cur
rants. ETC.; .until the 'under-hrush Is
cleared out of The wood dot, unit al the
dltchos are opened and pools arc
s.ra he'd; IA shoT. TN; | The farm Is cienn
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Wholesale Humping In Cubn.

New YORK, March ia letter
from Havana, dated March ~, says
kidnapping has be,n carried IN by
wholesale during tho past week al
Guira, in vuelta Adajou. One of the
persons seized was Dou Esicb an Der
nandez Domingo, aud afterwards re-
leased OH the payment of $1,000 The
other persons kidnapped were OF less
importance.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18

After all. popularity may have it's
drawbacks. II is embarrassing to be
liked too much because so few individu-
ais can live up to the reputation of uni
versal favorite. | heard u young
teacher IN one of the public schools,
the other day, who suffers all the pleas
ure and inconven cnco OF being idolized
by her boys. and it seemed rs though il
must be much more pleasant to be u
little less adored after being told OF
some OF her experiences. The children
demonstrate their affections in various
ways peculiar to shy innooents who
must walk. breathe and speak accord
ing to public school discipline. One of
their greatest pleasures is 'giving teach
crs something" II may be an apple,
or very warm and greasy loughnut.
brought to school in the coat-pocket;it
NAV be some toy of home construction.
and in the summer it is ilowers---pcr-
haps only nosegay of dandclions. a
bunch of buttercups, or the moro efIlo-
resent lilac branch. In short. winter
or summer, th very popular teacher s
desk is covered with childish. boyish
tokens that show an inherent spirit Of
gallantry which is quito touching--in
the abstract The other morning alt
tie chap sided up to the desk with box
in his red little paw. and. pressing il
into his teachers hand. said in a whis-
per: "Thcre. I've brought 'em for
YOU" "Nhat is it. dcarP" said the
teacher. ''Oh. you lookr' with grin
of satisfaction. Untying the string she
opened the box. and behold. there were
n set of false tecthl "Tbey are mann
mas explained the child in delighted
tone. They're much prettier than
yours. and l brought EN- to YOU =
Boston Herald "A. 40 .,srr...... -
4 !. strange hat ro,.rl, bear. up . wen.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
NEW STATES.

A HERALD man to-day found two
new states for city officials, and hastcns
10 photograph them for the public.
TIE states are both complete and made
of the very b. st material. The entire
list is made up ofthe mos, successful
and substantial business men of the
city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Family Feud Results in Two Deaths

AoUILLA. March ls-Ncws reached
here yesterday of terrible shooting
ARRAY, which occurred about three
miles east Of here at the Tresdwcll
ranch, in which Hugh jenkins was
finally shot, from the effects of which
he died in a lew minutes. J. w. Har-
din. the other participant. was shot
swice, snd lies in a ciitica, condition,
a fan.lyi VI nas.slcthssc. y
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Pure Breeds and Common stock.

Pure breeds Of fowls liavs been SO
widely disseminated that it is almost
impossible to find common aodkIeven
that has not been improved to tho ex-
tent of containing one or two extra
good layers. These will always BIZ
found to possess good blood from some
purc-brcd ascestor. In u flock OF 100
hens the difference OF one dozen more
eggs per year from each layer amounts
to 100 dozen. equal to $50. which is
quite an item; yet apure-bred cock can
be produced for one-fourtlI that sum.
Hence. ii the laying qualities of the
hens are only increased three eggs in n
whole year, IN flock of 100 hens the
eggs gained will pay for pure-bred
cock valued at So. This shows that il
really costs nothing to improve. Trne,
there may be few dollars OUTLAY 10 the
beginning but the value VIII be return
cd, and il The breed selected is n large
one, we may also allow something for
the increase OF the weight of the car
cases. american Agricuituris.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE ex-
pected call for $lO,000,000 per cent
bonds will be made in n few days to
mature May !. The amount of these
bonds now subject to call is $29,SS9,-
$50. There are SJ,500,000 of past due
8 per cents still outstanding. Total
redcmptions under open calls to date
amount to $3,lll, 900. According to
present indications the entire 8 per
cent loan will be cxtinguishcd during
the present fiscal year ending June 30.
Surplus as stated at the treasury is
now $21 100000.
The commissioner of Internal rev.
enuc, in reply TO official inquiry from
the commissioner of agriculture, says
the quantity OF artificial butter manu-
featured and removed for consump-
ton during the months of November,
December and January was: Novem-
Der 100000 pounds, December 800 90
pounds, January 100000 pounds;
total l0,U2606l pounds. The exporta-
tions were: November 80 900 pounds,
December $4,000 pounds, january 49,
600 pounds; total $4,000 pounds.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18

Ponds Eutract-Usod alike by the
medical profession and the people, IL holds
arcsiiion held by no other medicine in this
country. or perhaps. the world,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18

The country around Buffalo Gap is
very dry aud stock water is getting
scarce. The cattle have wintercd well,
however, and everything now depends
upon carly rains.
Several calves and ycarlings were
killed by the heavy hail of Tuesday
night at Bastrop. One piece, larger
than hen egg, struck a l4-months
ycarling hcifcr just behind the horns.
killing it instantly.
While handling a gun at Sherwood,
Kit Sterrett accidentally shot himself
in the foot
A man named Clemins accidentally
shot himself in the elbow with re-
vovcr ut Gonzales
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18

Wien you need anything in the
line OF harness ana saddles Pndgitf
slrosbfs i''c n. &c to ec The best quail
a IL eonatle nriccI AZ. q
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18

and neat. Conveniently enough. near
" all, or all of this work. cannot beI
done before the spring blowing is BE-,
gun. N
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18

II Il strange that Poverty besrs upr wen,
consIderInr thcfe are % many people sir'ig
eiirg ~i.h iL-Co ~. T'.'- GIRL
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-28

Rev Mr. SlutZ deliver, Il the second
of his series of lectures on Future Life
Sunday evening last. He coDtined
himself almost wholly to people, both
tribal and national, barbaric and cul-
tured-having no knowledge of the
in future existence showing that
without the inspired teachings, assur-
ance, and proof first emphasized in
the translation of Enoch-a Divine
instinct. as it were, is implanted in
man, whereby he is assured in the
belief that he is something more than
mortal. In citing the belief of these
tribals and nationalities, he stated
their different conceptions of what
their future state and condition would
be-erroneous, and monstrous in most
cases-still, the fact of their belief in
future existence shows that not only
enlightened. but individuals and ma
tions cropping in intellectual darkness,
neither reconcile reason or instructive
know ledge to the belief that only in
oblivion is our final departure from
our present activities and habiliments.
The lecture commanded the closest
attention of the intelligent audience,
which was made aware that the speak
er had exceeded the usual length of
time, not from WEAKNESS, but the hand
ON the dial.